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We are an Army of Two

With a name like ARMY OF TWO, you'd better believe that EA's upcoming action game will place a heavy emphasis on cooperative play. ARMY OF TWO is being developed by a completely new EA production house in Montreal, Canada and is being touted in EA's official announcement as a game which "will redefine strategic TWO man cooperative play."

Unfortunately, the announcement doesn't really say much about what kind of game AoT actually is. Instead, there is a small blurb about how the game will take place in "hot spots ripped from current day headlines" and says that players can "utilize unique TWO man strategies and tactics." Apparently, during the game you'll be able to switch between playing with a teammate controlled by a partner AI (or PAI) or a live player. Senior Producer at EA Montreal, Reid Schneider, had this to say about ARMY OF TWO: "Until now, the hardware would not allow us to deliver truly intelligent AT characters. We've built this game with co-operative Two man gameplay as the centerpiece of the experience."

Details on the storyline are also scarce. All that's said in the release is "it will take an army of two to fight through war, political turmoil, and a conspiracy so vast it threatens the entire world." ARMY OF TWO is slated for a 2007 release for both the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3. It will be EA's first original game for next-gen systems.